Virginia House Bill 771 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 1 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-01 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Asset forfeiture. Prohibits a law-enforcement agency from requesting, requiring, or otherwise inducing a person who asserts a lawful right to property seized for the purpose of forfeiture to waive his interest in or rights to the property until an information is filed. The bill allows attorneys for the Commonwealth to electronically notify the Department of Motor Vehicles, in a manner approved by the Commissioner, that a vehicle has been seized. A provision is added allowing a forfeiture proceeding to be stayed if it is also related to a warrant. The Department of Criminal Justice Services will be required to prepare an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding information on all drug and nondrug asset seizures and forfeitures. The report shall be available to the public. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

Asset forfeiture; seizure of property, report.

Del. Todd Gilbert [R]

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-01		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
2016-03-01		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 203 (effective 7/1/16)
2016-02-25		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 3, 2016
2016-02-25	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/25/16
2016-02-25	Senate	Signed by President
2016-02-24	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB771ER)
2016-02-24	House	Enrolled
2016-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-19	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-17	Senate	Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-02-03	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-02	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2016-02-01	House	Read second time and engrossed
2016-01-29	House	Read first time
2016-01-27	House	Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
2016-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2016-01-19	House	Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
2016-01-12	House	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2016-01-12	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102895D

SB423 (Same As) 2016-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text reprinted (CHAP0423)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	386.10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.14	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
19	2	386.2:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB771
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB771+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB771ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0203+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H0801V0020+HB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H08V0027+HB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0200+HB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S03V0256+HB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0514HB0771+HB0771
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0524HB0771+HB0771